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Outfitted with plush, high-glide nylon material, the Black Diamond Ascension Nylon Custom STS Skins give you reliable, smooth performance on a variety of snow conditions and slopes. Adjustable tip and tail attachments help keep the ends of these pre-cut skins securely attached on a wide range of skis and, should you need to, these skins trim down easily.

Plush nylon material provides steadfast traction on the steepest slopes and smooth glide when you need to conquer a rolling track

Gold Label Adhesive sticks to the bottom of your skis in the coldest and warmest temps and remains sticky season after season

Strong metal wire tip loops fit a wide range of ski tip sizes and can be easily adjusted or replaced

STS Tail straps are riveted in place and have an even stretch to provide the snug, secure fit you need to keep skins in place

These are exactly the same as item BLD3398, except these are precut to length with tip loops already attached. I would recommend the 140x179-186, but it looks like we are out of stock in that one. You could go with the 125mm waist, but the 140 would really give you better coverage.

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The Best.

Familiarity:
I've put it through the wringer

I've been using Ascension (and Glidelite back when they were 100% nylon too) skins since 2002. I've also used G3, Pomoco, Voile, US Army (ha!), Dynafit (aka Pomoco), Climbingskinsdirect, and BD mix&mohair.

The "normal" nylon Ascension with the STS tail clip is the best, for me, by far. I've never had a glue issue, but I have with G3. I've never had a grip issue, but I have with Pomoco, I've never had a glide issue, but I have with Voile, and I've never had a clip tip/tail issue, but I have with all the others.

Depending on the ski I would go with the size up. If you have a flat tail its really nice to have carpet all the way to the tail. If the tail is raised you can size down and not worry about it so much. For width go with the 125 mm.

Go with the size that is closest to the width of the tail of the ski. The front part of the ski that's wider than the tail is mostly off the ground, and the vast majority of grip is coming from the middle under your feet anyway. If you base off the tail dimension you'll have a full width skin for about 90% of the ski.

Which skins do you recommend for Moment...

For these skins we only have one proper length that would be compatible with your Moment Hot Mess skis in a 158 cm. That would be 125mmx155-162cm. The 125mm is the width of the skin, it comes with a trimmer so you can trim down the skin to perfectly match the shape and surface area of your ski (which is the best way to size your skin) 155-162cm is the length that the tail clip has as far as a range in lengths. so 158cm is perfect.

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Yet to be able to do "the trick"

Familiarity:
I've put it through the wringer

This is my first set of skins. I bought them because they were well reviewed. And they are excellent skins. Perhaps a bit heavy, but definitely durable. Perhaps a bit lacking on the glidablity, but very grippy on those ugly, steep accents, (and with 125mm under foot on my Megawatts, who can blame them). But all this leads me to the glue. Wow they are sticky! All my buddies can do "the trick". You know that trick were you whip your skins off without taking your skis of. With the glue on these BD skins, it takes my full body strength to get them off. We're talking put-a-foot-down, put-your-back-into-it kind of pulling. Maybe this is not a comment on the skins, but rather comment on my weakness. Or maybe its the fact that this is my first season with these skins and they haven't amassed a sufficient quantity of dog hair. Which ever it may be, these are great skins and I am very happy with them, and with them I aspire someday to be able to do "the trick"

Would the 110mm 186-192cm length on these...

I would suggest a different variant for these skins to go with your Volkl Mantras in a 191cm.

It would be better to get the 125mmx185-192cm because you will want to get the skin width that is closest to the widest part of your ski. The tip will still not be covered to the maximum of but you will be better off with the larger size.

Looking for skins for my BD Cresent 176....

In this skin, you'll want the 125mmx173-180cm size. When buying skins, you want the width to be as close to the width of the fattest part of your ski. Then you just trim them down to fit the rest of the ski exactly. The trimming tool is included and it's pretty easy to do.

Which size, please?

Hey Fejola, Ideally, its recommended to get a skin that is 5-6 mm shorter than the shovel of your ski. This will give you wide enough coverage and room for error when trimming the skins. In your case you should be good with the 110 mm just be careful when trimming not to cut off too much. Black diamond has a video on cutting these that I found very informative. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY8rrEln4nc Let us know if you have any other questions! you can call us at 1-800-409-4502.

Anon, While you would be fine with either, I think you will be happier with the fit on the 179-186. There will be some uncovered space in the tail, but with the full rocker profile on the Blizzard Scout, that part of your ski won't be touching the snow anyway.

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Good

Familiarity:
I've put it through the wringer

I've skinned about 350,000 ft. in the last year and a half with these. My grades:

Durability: A+. Even after "all those" feet, these things show almost no wear. Climbing: A+. These things grip like duct tape to the snow and ice. Glue: B+. I had to re-glue these after a year. This could be the skins or me. Weight: B-. These things are heavy, but, overall, for a skin at this price that's this reliable, that's a trade-off you may need to make. Glide: C. Again, these aren't the most expensive skins so you can't expect them to be the best all-around, but the glide of these is like pedaling a bike while lightly pulling the hand brake. My friends on Dynafit skins motor away from me on the flats and mellower ascents.